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New Arinex platform
Tuesday | Apr 20 2021ARINEX has released a new “essential 101 checklist” for event organisers interested in digital and hybrid events, warning that the plethora of new solutions in the market are in many cases not backed with vital industry experience.
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Parrtjima a Ghan wrap
Tuesday | Apr 13 2021ONE of Australia’s iconic rail journeys took on new colours last week when three carriages of Journey Beyond’s The Ghan were adorned in some special artwork as part of the NT’s Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2021.
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MCB $25k incentive
Tuesday | Apr 13 2021MELBOURNE Convention Bureau (MCB) is offering event organisers up to $25,000 to help offset the costs of hosting activities in Victoria.
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BECA blasts grants program
Tuesday | Apr 6 2021THE Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) says the industry is now facing a perfect storm, forced to contend with the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, the end of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program and an inappropriately targeted grants scheme.
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OnAIR moves into 3D
Tuesday | Apr 6 2021EVENTSAIR has given more than 1,000 event planners a taste of the new three-dimensional graphical experience available in its OnAIR v5, after hosting a series of global online bootcamps late last month.
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NSW events support
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021THE NSW State Government has announced $5.5 million in funding to support business events, conferences and conventions across the state.
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AACB Scholarships
Tuesday | Mar 30 2021THE Association of Australian Convention Bureaux (AACB) has named Mia Oesterburg and Taryn Reid (pictured) as the winners of its 2021 Staff Scholarships.
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Business events toolkit
Tuesday | Mar 23 2021BUSINESS Events Australia, the specialist division of Tourism Australia, this morning formally released a new toolkit of resources for the local business events industry.
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Meet at Uluru!
Tuesday | Mar 23 2021VOYAGES Indigenous Tourism hosted this group of key meeting and incentive planners at an event in Sydney last Fri, with the aim of showcasing Ayers Rock Resort as an ideal option for clients.
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Grant revisions “just a start”
Tuesday | Mar 16 2021THE Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) says it considers tweaks to the Government’s $50 million Business Events Grants program (BEN breaking news) to be just a “starting point of what is required by Government to support the sector”.
